Category Archives: Alberta

Semi rolls near Oyen spilling cargo
OYEN- A semi hauling liquid tanks rolled over near Oyen late yesterday afternoon. It happened just west of the intersection of Highways 9 and 41 at about 4 p.m. Some of the tanks on the truck were emp...
Feb 26, 2018

Environment Minister Shannon Phillips weighs in on Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion battle
LETHBRIDGE – Despite Alberta Premier Rachel Notley ending the three-week ban on wine from British Columbia, the battle between the two provinces over the Trans Mountain pipeline is far from over...
Feb 26, 2018

Alberta Advantage Party elects new leader
One of Alberta's newest political parties elected its first leader during a leadership convention at the Springbrook Multi-Plex on Saturday. Members of the Alberta Advantage Party voted-in 61-year-old...
Feb 25, 2018

Alberta tour bus driver fined, loses licence for month over fatal accident
CALGARY – The driver of a tour bus that rolled unexpectedly, killing a woman in Banff National Park, has been fined and will lose his driver’s licence for one month. Jian Song was driving ...
Feb 23, 2018

Four killed as southern Alberta plane crashes in Colorado
CALGARY - A plane from southern Alberta with four people on board that was reported missing in the United States has been found with no survivors. John Kaupp says his brother, father and two family fr...
Feb 23, 2018

Grande Prairie Regional College gets degree-granting status
The Minister of Advanced Education has announced that the Grande Prairie Regional College is now eligible to grant university undergraduate degrees. When Marlin Schmidt released the information Thursd...
Feb 23, 2018

We won't stop fighting until pipeline is built: Minister Bilous
Deron Bilous says the government won't stop fighting until the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline is built. Alberta’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade made the comment Wednesday aft...
Feb 22, 2018

Province announces new rebates for industrial businesses
CALGARY, AB - The provincial government has announced new energy efficiency rebates for industrial businesses. The government announced rebates specifically for industrial businesses to help them redu...
Feb 22, 2018

Emergency room wait times in Alberta now available on Amazon Echo
CALGARY, AB - "Alexa, how long is the wait at the emergency room?" This is now a question that can be answered for owners of an Amazon Echo. Alberta Health Services announced Wednesday that Albertans ...
Feb 21, 2018

Federal government lifts all bovine TB quarantines from Prairie farms
EDMONTON - The federal government says all quarantines imposed on Prairie farms and ranches because of a few cases of bovine tuberculosis have been lifted. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay says ...
Feb 21, 2018